DOVER — A Trenton man was arrested on drug charges on New Year's Eve after he began spitting blood and warning police that they didn't know who they were messing with, according to Public Safety Director Rich Rosell.

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At 2:25 a.m., Officers Oxmani Corona and Keith Smith responded to Edgewood Terrace on a report of a suspicious person, and, upon their arrival, they observed 34-year-old Derrieck Daniels attempting to enter a home through the front door, Rosell said in a news release.

The resident of the home repeatedly told Daniels through an open window that he did not live there, Rosell said. When the officers confronted Daniels, he repeatedly told them to get off his property, Rosell said.

According to Rosell, the officers noted that Daniels had dried blood on his mouth and other facial injuries that indicated he had been involved in a physical altercation. Daniels also appeared to be under the influence of intoxicating substance, Rosell said.

Officers continued to speak with Daniels as he tried to get into the home, and, at one point, Daniels removed an item from his pocket and threw it in the yard of the home, Rosell said.

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After identifying the items as bundles of heroin and cocaine, the officers placed Daniels under arrest, Rosell said.

Daniels then starting spitting blood and warned officers that they did not know who they were messing with, Rosell said.

Corona recovered 46 glassine folds of heroin and one plastic bag containing cocaine, Rosell said. The officers also discovered that Daniels was under the influence of Phencyclidine, commonly known as PCP or Angel Dust, Rosell said.

Daniels was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine, possession of heroin and possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, Rosell said. He was transported to Saint Clare's Hospital where he was admitted for medical treatment, Rosell said.

Daniels' bail was set at $50,000, but — because he was admitted to the hospital — Judge Gerald Smith released Daniels on his own recognizance, Rosell said.